Office of Admissions

Important Information for 2002-03 Chicago-Kent Scholarship
Recipients

If you have been awarded a Chicago-Kent scholarship for
the 2002-2003 academic year, please refer to the Scholarship
Policies from the current Student Handbook for important
information concerning your award. Please direct any
questions about your scholarship to the Office
of Admissions, Suite 230.

External Scholarships

Throughout the year, the Office of Admissions receives
notices of scholarships that are offered through external
organizations. Information about the scholarship awards
that are currently available is listed below. Award
notices are listed in the order in which they were received.

You may also find information on other outside scholarship
awards on the Internet. The following sites are useful
for finding scholarship and financial aid information:

The Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) provides scholarships
of $2,000 to Latino students attending law school in the
U.S. PRBA selects recipients based on financial need and
academic promise. All applicants must be a first or second
year student (third year evening students are also eligible)
in a J.D. degree program at an ABA approved law school.
Students working toward their LL.M. are not eligible for
this award. Applications and additional information are
available in the Office of Admissions, 2nd Floor.

The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF)
was founded in 1972 to struggle for social change and secure
justice and equality for Latinos. In 1995, PRLDEF established
the Father Joseph P. Fitzpatrick Scholarship Fund to support
PRLDEF in its efforts to ensure that talented Latino law
students have the resources needed to pursue a career in
public interest law. The scholarship fund provides four
awards of $1,500 to Latino students who demonstrate academic
promise, involvement in the Latino community and financial
need. Latino students attending law school in the U.S. are
eligible to apply. All applicants must be a first or second
year student (third year evening students are also eligible)
in a J.D. degree program at an ABA approved law school.
Students working toward their LL.M. are not eligible for
this award. Applicants must demonstrate financial need as
well as a commitment to the Latino community. Applications
and additional information are available in the Office of
Admissions, 2nd Floor.

The South Suburban Bar Association Scholarship Committee
will award a $1,500 scholarship to a deserving law student
of an accredited local law school. Applicants must
be a resident of the South Suburbs of Cook County and must
have a present interest to practice law in the South Suburbs
upon graduation. Financial need will be considered
by the Scholarship Committee and applicants must document
their financial need when requested to do so by the Scholarship
Committee. Students interested in being considered
for the scholarship award must submit a brief resume for
review by the South Suburban Bar Association Scholarship
Committee. The Committee may conduct interviews of
applicants or, alternatively, may in its discretion, recommend
a candidate to the Board of the South Suburban Bar Association
based upon a review of the resumes submitted. In order
to receive the Scholarship Award, the student must attend
the South Suburban Bar Association's Installation Dinner
Dance in December 2002. Additional information about
this scholarship is available in the Office of Admissions,
2nd Floor. Applicants should forward a letter of application,
resume and financial information directly to Dennis G. Gianopolus,
Attorney at Law, 18511 Torrence Avenue, Lansing, Illinois
60438.

The Justinian Society of Lawyers of Cook County awards
scholarships annually to Italian-American law students enrolled
in Illinois law schools who demonstrate financial need,
Italian ancestry and academic achievement. Students interested
in applying for scholarships must complete the scholarship
application, and submit a law school transcript, financial
information and 500-word essay. Applications are available
on the Justinian Society Web site at www.justinians.org,
or in the Office of Admissions, 2nd Floor.

Award Archive

For a complete list of the awards that were posted in the
2002-2003 Record, click
here. Although the application deadlines for these awards
have already passed, this information can aid you in planning
for next year by assisting you in determining the time of
year that certain awards are typically offered. You
may also access a complete list of the 2001-2002 scholarship
notices by clicking here.